. He mentioned
something about a prophecy.”
Kailen laughed. “Yes, some do believe in a
prophecy. An old fortuneteller spoke of your birth, and your
eventual rule here. That is in fact why your mother insisted that
she take you away from here to protect you. You are destined to be
a very powerful woman, Callie. That news made a few people quite
nervous.”
“Why? Why would anyone want to stay if I am
destined to lead us out of here and back into the world above?” I
asked.
“There are many reasons that people would
want to stay here.” He explained. “Power and greed are a strong
force. Someone like Lilith would want to keep you from taking your
rightful place as the queen. She is quite comfortable ruling here,
and she has gained quite a few followers. Others prefer to avoid
conflict, no matter what the expense. Those Fae fear an uprising.
They would rather stay here than to have to fight.”
“This is all starting to sound a lot
like some boring made for TV movie.” I groaned. “I never even
wanted to be a queen or your Chosen
One . I just want my normal life back, but I guess that
can never happen now.”
“Unfortunately, that part of your life is
pretty much over, Callie.” He said. “It may be for the best if you
started to embrace who you are and learn all that you can about our
people and our way of life.”
Maybe he was right. I could never go back
home. There was nothing left for me there. I definitely did not
want to go back to Petrona and I had no idea how long Kailen and
the people of Drake would let me stay here. Queen Lilith had
probably already sent her guards out to search for me. If they
found me here, I was sure that there would be trouble.
“Okay, where do I start?” I asked as a
pleasantly pudgy woman with curly dark hair brought me a bowl of
stew.
“I think the first thing that you need to do
is to learn to control your glamour.” He explained. “What color are
my wings?”
I started to giggle. “Is this some sort of
trick? You do not have wings.”
“Hmm, that is quite odd. I do indeed have
wings, Callie. As do you and I am not using glamour.” He said.
This news had me turning around in my seat.
“Kailen, I do not have wings. I think that I would know it if I had
wings.” I strained my neck trying to get a good look at my
back.
“It is all a part of the magic, Callie.” He
explained. “I am afraid that your parents have cast glamour over
your eyes as well as your wings. Try this, close your eyes and
concentrate. Now envision the glamour dropping away from you, as if
it were a curtain. Now open your eyes. Tell me what you see.”
“Oh my gosh! Kailen! It is true! Your wings
are beautiful!” They were beautiful; they were like the wings of an
exotic butterfly. They shimmered in bold shades of green and blue.
I looked around and I noticed several more pairs of elaborately
decorated wings. My mouth hung open in amazement.
“Callie, look at your wings.” Kailen send in
awe.
I turned so that I could look toward my back.
My wings were glorious. They were a shimmering gold with elaborate
designs scrolled in a darker shade from the top to the bottom. I
could hardly believe that they were real.
“Can I fly?” I asked, a little
breathless.
“Oh yes, you can do anything you want. All
that you have to do is think about it.” He said with a grin.
I envisioned myself flying across the cavern
and landing near the passageway. Before I could say a word I was
soaring through the air, I got a little nervous so I imagined
myself landing gently onto my feet, and so I did. “This is
amazing!” I yelled as I clapped my hands together and did a little
bounce.
After I played a little longer, I sat back
down next to Kailen. He went on to tell me the rest of the things
that he thought I need to know about being a fairy.
I learned that once we reach adulthood, we
barely age. We were nearly immortal, the only thing that could
really hurt us was iron. That must have been what the
something about a prophecy.”
Kailen laughed. “Yes, some do believe in a
prophecy. An old fortuneteller spoke of your birth, and your
eventual rule here. That is in fact why your mother insisted that
she take you away from here to protect you. You are destined to be
a very powerful woman, Callie. That news made a few people quite
nervous.”
“Why? Why would anyone want to stay if I am
destined to lead us out of here and back into the world above?” I
asked.
“There are many reasons that people would
want to stay here.” He explained. “Power and greed are a strong
force. Someone like Lilith would want to keep you from taking your
rightful place as the queen. She is quite comfortable ruling here,
and she has gained quite a few followers. Others prefer to avoid
conflict, no matter what the expense. Those Fae fear an uprising.
They would rather stay here than to have to fight.”
“This is all starting to sound a lot
like some boring made for TV movie.” I groaned. “I never even
wanted to be a queen or your Chosen
One . I just want my normal life back, but I guess that
can never happen now.”
“Unfortunately, that part of your life is
pretty much over, Callie.” He said. “It may be for the best if you
started to embrace who you are and learn all that you can about our
people and our way of life.”
Maybe he was right. I could never go back
home. There was nothing left for me there. I definitely did not
want to go back to Petrona and I had no idea how long Kailen and
the people of Drake would let me stay here. Queen Lilith had
probably already sent her guards out to search for me. If they
found me here, I was sure that there would be trouble.
“Okay, where do I start?” I asked as a
pleasantly pudgy woman with curly dark hair brought me a bowl of
stew.
“I think the first thing that you need to do
is to learn to control your glamour.” He explained. “What color are
my wings?”
I started to giggle. “Is this some sort of
trick? You do not have wings.”
“Hmm, that is quite odd. I do indeed have
wings, Callie. As do you and I am not using glamour.” He said.
This news had me turning around in my seat.
“Kailen, I do not have wings. I think that I would know it if I had
wings.” I strained my neck trying to get a good look at my
back.
“It is all a part of the magic, Callie.” He
explained. “I am afraid that your parents have cast glamour over
your eyes as well as your wings. Try this, close your eyes and
concentrate. Now envision the glamour dropping away from you, as if
it were a curtain. Now open your eyes. Tell me what you see.”
“Oh my gosh! Kailen! It is true! Your wings
are beautiful!” They were beautiful; they were like the wings of an
exotic butterfly. They shimmered in bold shades of green and blue.
I looked around and I noticed several more pairs of elaborately
decorated wings. My mouth hung open in amazement.
“Callie, look at your wings.” Kailen send in
awe.
I turned so that I could look toward my back.
My wings were glorious. They were a shimmering gold with elaborate
designs scrolled in a darker shade from the top to the bottom. I
could hardly believe that they were real.
“Can I fly?” I asked, a little
breathless.
“Oh yes, you can do anything you want. All
that you have to do is think about it.” He said with a grin.
I envisioned myself flying across the cavern
and landing near the passageway. Before I could say a word I was
soaring through the air, I got a little nervous so I imagined
myself landing gently onto my feet, and so I did. “This is
amazing!” I yelled as I clapped my hands together and did a little
bounce.
After I played a little longer, I sat back
down next to Kailen. He went on to tell me the rest of the things
that he thought I need to know about being a fairy.
I learned that once we reach adulthood, we
barely age. We were nearly immortal, the only thing that could
really hurt us was iron. That must have been what the
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